El Paso vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	El Paso	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1813	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4267	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$980	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$1800	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$92	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3350	$3539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	82
😀 Quality of life	79	88
🏙️ Population	679K	577K

The cost of living in El Paso is 12% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 2363rd and 1702nd ($1813 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1931st and 1506th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 179th vs 55th best cities to live in the United States, and 633rd vs 240th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Milwaukee

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	El Paso	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.81	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$759	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.2	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.82	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.2	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.7	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$578	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6903	$24191

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1854
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1856
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$814
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$1985
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$770
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2224
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$762
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1683
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1957
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2077
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$830
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2073
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2262
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2211
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1717
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1996
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2319
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1896
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$814
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2396
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2417
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2306
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378